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Dubai South rolls out more incentives for free zone firms
Dubai: Dubai South has introduced a fresh round of incentives for companies operating within its free zone, as part of a broader push to sustain business activity and ease cost pressures amid the ongoing crisis.The measures include support for new company formation, assistance with licence renewals and exemptions from late renewal fines. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.These measures come as authorities across Dubai seek to reinforce the competitiveness of the emira...
Halifax joins HSBC, Santander and TSB with change for customers 'from Friday'
Halifax joins HSBC, Santander and TSB with change for customers 'from Friday'It's had a cautious welcomeCommentsMoneySteven Smith Content Editor09:15, 17 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesHalifax's cuts kick in on Friday(Image: Robert Brook via Getty Images)Halifax has joined Santander and HSBC in making 'positive' moves this week with a change that begins on Friday. It is slashing its home-mover and first-time buyer fixed rate mortgages by up to 0.35% on Friday, in a move that...
Swinney ‘not interested’ in fight with UK Government over plan to cap food costs
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Ambani’s Jio Platforms Is Said to Plan Filing for IPO Next Month
Reliance Industries Ltd. is likely to file draft paperwork for the initial public offering of Jio Platforms Ltd. in May, incorporating earnings for the full fiscal year, according to people familiar with the matter.
Global metal demand flat amid Middle East conflict — Norilsk Nickel
Vice President Anton Berlin said that prices for a number of metals kept rising since December
Sainsbury’s to shed light on Iran war impact amid recent sales growth
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Odd Lots: Planet Money Explains the World (Podcast)
There are a lot of things to be annoyed about in modern life. The high cost of food and housing and childcare. Dating apps that don’t seem to work. The fear of AI replacing you at your job. These are all common complaints and concerns, and each of them can be traced to a specific economic phenomenon or market structure issue. Once you start thinking about the world in this way, you can’t unsee it. In this episode, we speak with Planet Money co-host Mary Childs, and contributor to the podcast, Al
As commodities reshape geopolitics, currency pecking order gets a reset
The war in the Middle East is the latest reminder of how commodities are reshaping the geopolitical landscape, leaving currencies from Norway, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand well placed to outperform larger rivals. These commodity currencies — so called due to their close correlation to the fortunes of their countries’ main export commodities — include two of the best performers among 10 developed market economies: the Norwegian crown and Australian, or Aussie, dollar. Both are up over 7 per...
Netflix shares slide over 9% as co-founder Reed Hastings steps down
Netflix shares slide over as cofounder Reed Hastings steps down
Australia Treasury Reversed Course on Debt Office to Call Review
Australia’s Treasury initially opted to set aside complaints about the nation’s sovereign debt manager before reversing course weeks later to order an independent review, documents released Friday under a Freedom of Information Act request showed.
Iran war’s big winners: Wall Street, weapons firms, AI and green energy
The global economic outlook for 2026 looks grim if the Iran war continues, but some industries are booming.
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Pakistan oil tanker becomes first to exit through Hormuz since US blockade began
A Pakistan-flagged tanker that entered the Persian Gulf over the weekend has become the first carrier to exit through the Strait of Hormuz with a crude cargo since a US blockade began on Monday, underscoring just how limited traffic through the vital chokepoint remains. The Shalamar sailed just south of Iran’s Larak Island and out into the Gulf of Oman late Thursday with around 450,000 barrels of crude loaded at Das Island in the United Arab Emirates, according to ship-tracking data. The Aframax...
Goldman Sachs Says Market Recovery Hinges on 'Rates Relief'
Christian Mueller-Glissmann, head of asset allocation research at Goldman Sachs, discusses the equities rally, the impact of US-Iran de-escalation on sentiment, and whether the markets recovery is sustainable. "I think we need central banks to shift back to a bit to where we were before," Mueller-Glissmann tells Bloomberg Television. "We need the rates relief to come in." (Source: Bloomberg)
Aurangzeb lauds Beijing’s support for Pakistan’s IMF programme during meeting with Chinese counterpart
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb appreciated China’s support in facilitating Pakistan’s engagements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, the finance ministry said on Friday. Aurangzeb arrived in the United States on Monday to participate in the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Spring Meetings 2026, taking place from April 13 to 18 in Washington, DC. The Spring Meetings bring together finance ministers, central bank governo...
Forced to mis-sell: Man who quit Rs 17 LPA job exposes sales pressure at banks
Forced to missell Man who quit Rs LPA job exposes sales pressure at banks
All coin collectors warned after common 50p spotted online with £45k price tag
All coin collectors warned after common 50p spotted online with £45k price tagThis 50p coin was released into circulation to celebrate the UK and its diversity. Spotted online with a £45,000 listing, an expert has revealed what you should do with the coin if you find itCommentsMoneyChristine Younan Deputy Editor Social Newsdesk08:33, 17 Apr 2026Updated 08:34, 17 Apr 2026View ImageCertain rare coins are worth a lot of money(Image: PA)Check your change as you could unknowingly be sitting on a fort...
Expensive phones, weaker demand: How Indian smartphone market hit a six-year low
India's smartphone market faces its worst start in six years, with a 3% shipment drop in Q1 2026. Rising component and energy costs are pushing phone prices up, impacting the crucial sub-Rs 15,000 segment. While premium devices show resilience, the mass market is weakening, signaling a tougher period ahead for the industry.
Finance leaders warn over Mythos as UK banks prepare to use powerful Anthropic AI tool
Release of new Claude model, so far limited to US firms, will expand to British institutions in coming daysBritish banks will be given access in the next week to a powerful AI tool that was deemed too dangerous to be released to the public, as a series of senior finance figures warned over its impact.Anthropic, which has so far limited the release of the new model to a small clutch of primarily US businesses, including Amazon, Apple and Microsoft, said it would expand that to UK financial instit...
Indonesia’s Surabaya bans absentee fathers from public services for dodging child support
As divorce rates continue to rise in Indonesia, more single mothers are bearing the brunt of financial hardship due to the challenges of collecting money for child support from their former spouses. For some women, they can get help from an initiative unique in the country – the East Java city of Surabaya bans men from accessing public services if they fail to pay court-ordered child support payments. First introduced in 2023, the initiative has been used to block administrative access to over.....